Electricity generation from oil in Honduras
Honduras: Electricity generation from oil was 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.5 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
31st
of 214 countries
All-time high
5.64 terawatt-hours
in 2023
All-time low
1.39 terawatt-hours
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Electricity generation from oil in Honduras, 2000–2024
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from oil in Honduras is 5.5 terawatt-hours, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from oil in Honduras peaked at 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.39 terawatt-hours, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 31st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Electricity generation from oil in Honduras, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.39 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 1.97 terawatt-hours | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 2.46 terawatt-hours | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 2.76 terawatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4 terawatt-hours | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7 terawatt-hours | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 3.77 terawatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.93 terawatt-hours | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.01 terawatt-hours | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.61 terawatt-hours | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 3.7 terawatt-hours | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.93 terawatt-hours | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 4.1 terawatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.49 terawatt-hours | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8 terawatt-hours | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 4.95 terawatt-hours | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.79 terawatt-hours | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4 terawatt-hours | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 3.61 terawatt-hours | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 4.97 terawatt-hours | +37.7% |
| 2020 | 4.55 terawatt-hours | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 4.23 terawatt-hours | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5 terawatt-hours | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 5.64 terawatt-hours | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 5.5 terawatt-hours | -2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 5.5 terawatt-hours is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.34 terawatt-hours, 16.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 5.5 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8 terawatt-hours, 6.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1 terawatt-hours | 1.39 terawatt-hours | 4.01 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.33 terawatt-hours | 3.61 terawatt-hours | 4.97 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 terawatt-hours | 4.23 terawatt-hours | 5.64 terawatt-hours | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More energy & mining data for Honduras
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 17.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from oil in Honduras?
- Electricity generation from oil in Honduras was 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2024, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from oil recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 terawatt-hours in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from oil recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for electricity generation from oil?
- Honduras ranks 31st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is electricity generation from oil rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.